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North Carolina Highway 143 : ウィキペディア英語版 | North Carolina Highway 143
North Carolina Highway 143 (NC 143) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from the Tennessee state line to NC 28, near the community of Stecoah. It is best known for its section of the Cherohala Skyway, shared with Tennessee State Route 165. ==Route description== NC 143 begins at the Tennessee state line at Beech Gap, along the Unicoi Crest. For the next , known as the Cherohala Skyway, the highway stays along mostly the north-side of the Johns Knob, Little Haw Knob, Haw Knob, Hooper Bald, and Cedar Top, before descending at the Santeetlah Gap. The overall driving experience is similar to the Blue Ridge Parkway; it has the same max speed of , and during winter the road is not maintained against snow and ice. The next of highway is completely different, as NC 143 goes around south of Lake Santeetlah to Robbinsville. It has a lot of twist and turns, though (luckily) not much on elevation changes. In Robbinsville, it is overlapped with US 129 for a few miles before continuing east to Stecoah. The last of NC 143 feature steep elevation changes. From Orr Branch Road (elevation ), the road climbs ups the southwestern side of the Cheoah Mountains. At Stechoah Gap, the NC 143 peaks at an elevation of (this is also where the Appalachian Trail meets). The highway goes north along the eastern side of the Cheoah Mountains, reaching NC 28 at Johnson Gap (elevation ).
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